Oscillating machine



Aug. 7, 1923. Y 1,464,051

J. L. WAITE OSCILLATING MACHINE Filed Jan. 17 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. L. WAITE IOSCILLATING MACHINE Aug. 7, 1923. 1,464,051,

Filed Jan. 17 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 E6715 as 67 WvM ' mechanism.

Patented Aug. '7, 1923 i I I UNITED smif.

. A A 1,464,051 PATENT uoxsorr L. w'AiTn oF fiv rrbntmfiovm, b310, ASSIGNb-R', BY ijntediwnnh-Mhnh ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-FOURTH To. ALBERT "FENLZEL, hmh-renwinqifis Ecol.

GASPAR 'FENZEL, Aim 'oNE-trwmwmtm 'T'o JOSEPH M. JENEFSKY; ALL as him DLETo'wiI, OHIO.

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Application fine January 17, 1921. Serie-T ire. 437x46.

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Be it known that I, JACKSON a citizen of the United States, residing "at Middletown, in the County of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented certain new ahd useful Improvements in Oscillating Machines, of tvhloh the followih'gis a specifieatio'h, referenee being had therein to the} V Where the mechanism will be seehine View: 1

aeeompanyihg drawing.

My invention amsm. w p j; p

In the par "-e'ul'ar atlztptat-ien -th atlhave ShGWIl this escilleting meehanis'm is a lied 170 ED elCtIiC h'ittei and is used for inOV- ing the heating reflector" fr'o'rfii'pijsitien to osition. 1

It 'is the objeot hi my invention to provide an oscillating mechanism which is 'electrically operated and which will move the heating 're'fleet'or in" similar mechanism at the will of the operator. It is my 'o'bjeot to pi'c'Wid'e a mechahism for Continuously o r'etingthe oscillatin mechanism or for bringin it to a position of rest and at the same time maintainihgthe feet of the mechahi'sm in 'opefatioh, as for instance, the

heater.

It is my object to provide an oscillating meehanism, the movement of whieh may be adjusted. It is m Object to provide a nichanis'rn which will pievefit a jet at the eiicl of each movement and cofiseqiieht injiir'y tO the mechanism.- It is object of my in vention to provide a mechanism the speed" of oseillatifig of which may be adjusted,

It is my object to rovide a mechanism which may utilize either director alternate a H 15-15 attached by the screws 16 to the c ias This shoe has mounted upon it' e ing cuff ht without any modificatioii of the Referring to the drawings: F ig. 1,' is. a perspective of an eleetric heater e uipped with my meehanism; Fig. 2, is a plaii View of the bottom of the heater ifiv'erted in order to Show the meehanism therein; 7 I Fig. 3, is a section oi this inverted bottom oh the line ef Figure 2';1 Fig; 4, is, a sectidn onthe liiie 6-45 of Fi re'2; V @I ig. 5, is a se tion 6f the solenoid em p g i 5 1 y l ferfing' to the drawings, 1 is a base r housin of any shitehle eenfiguration, 2 is a supportihg steiiditrd mounted 'the'r'e gel-ates to escillating mechbottom, comprising the eh'sin*g-1;svhieh i"s the wall upon whi'eh is mount d a supportr 5 fa's'teneol toftheoas'ing'xby the soiews (i -h};v This-sup ort 5 is in the shape of a bracket;

on containing the shaft s, whim is qseii latech This shaft supports and bscilletes any "desired mechanism, as fer-"instaheea heater 4. It is hi-iders'too'd'thztt' I-"do' hbt 9 desire to confine my inventioiigtb 'thisfed'tp i tation, but merely illustrejtethisgtts one bf 'Refe-ri ihg mor paitioiila'rly tb-Figure-e,

which is looki-fig down upon the ihveited which has loeated eenmn' atthe end time of a. screw plug 7 upon which is mounted the shaft 3 and which is heed to adjtist the vertical position of the shaft 3; Upon the shaft 3 (see F ignres 3 and 4) is moii'nted'a drum 8; Thisdr'um is fixed to theshhft ally extending therefrom zit right angles to A' connecting bridge" 12 slides member 12 (Berries o i'the right hand Side (see We thlishzwe 2t shaft which can he" bak h forth at an angle to the shaft-'3 whiehis hi sert'e'd in the slot 13 ofthe member lQfThisr the shaft 8. These are the eohtaot fiiigeis, j

7 position of the whole being' subject to ad- Figure 2)a;'sh0e '14 sliding in giiiclewey's' bifurcated member 17 against. the sides 6} which the 'finger'l? oscillates aiid'whieh for limiting the Swin o the sheft'eehd the mechanism cziii iec'l'by it. r

.At the left hand end of the member; 12 is antither shoe 18 trs'n eliiig giiidewziysingfpoitioh 20- ihtenieuy t rea ed (see 15;: 1

ure3) et 21. This internal thretd receives:-

thee'ii'terhelthreed on an adjusting member 22 whieh is Carried [in the frame 1 end is it'd-Y ing ut eiemhmces the portion of the heme rotates in 1. By rotating this knurled member the position of the shoes 18 and 14: are adjusted and simultaneously the buffer member 17 and, contact member 25. The con tact head 26, which is carried by the contact member 25 and-in turn bythe shoe 18 is adapted to be moved into its several positions by the knurled member mentioned above. It will be readily understood that it is not-essential to my invention that the contact member and the buffer member be actuated together; they maybe actuated separately if desired but I have found that it is convenient to mount them on the same actuating member for simultaneous adjustment in which there is some advantageunder certain conditions.

It will be observed that asthe contact members 9 and 10 swing back and forth that a contact will be'made between '26 and 10 1n one direction and the contact broken'by 11, in the other direction as 26passes between 11 and 10and upon 10 while goingin one directlon and on the outside of 11 away from 10 when going in the other direction, when the. contact is broken. as 26 1s ridmg upon the insulating material of 11.

The swinging back and forth of the shaft 3 and the. speedof that movement may be controlled, if desired, by a brake consisting of a brake-shoe, preferably a felt pad 27,

mounted on a brake member 28,,which is mounted upon a shoe 29 traveling 1n a guide way 30. 31 1s a knurled head that .actuates a'threaded member 32 which travels in 29 for molding it inwardly and outwardly. When the brake-shoe 27 is brought in contact with the shaft 3 it will retard the movement of that shaft.

The shaft'3 is oscillated by the following mechanism. Upon the drum 8 is partially wound a band or cable attached at one end to the'drum and connected to a core 34 of a solenoid 35. The coil 36 within the soft iron casing 37 of this; solenoid generally designated 35 is connected at its respective ends to the posts 38 and39 upon the end piece or'cap member 40. The member 37 is pro ected inwardly at 41.. It has knotted upon it, between 40 and its closed end, a cop per ring 42 which is not insulated from the I ,soft iron of 41.

t V I 34 is of soft ironand extends within the coil to a point where it is closelyadjacent at 1-3 to the end of 41. Re-

adjacent to 41, isa

cessed in the end 0153 1, copper ring 44. V

The purpose of this arrangement is to provide a means, such as the copper rings, to prevent the current going to zero when alternating. current is used and thus placing difficultiesin theway of operating this solenoid on alternating current. By having this arrangement either alternating or direct current may be used satisfactorily and successfully. On the other side of the drum 8 is a spring 45 connected to a cable 46 which is wound about the drum partially which is-connected to the binding post 56' and. to the stationary contact member 57 which communicates by I the contact head 58 with 10 with'which, or alportion of which, it is in sliding engagement.

On the other side from '51 the wire58 and thefwire; 59 leads to the base of the-switch member at- 60. This switch member 61 is adapted to make contact with. 62 and 63.

hen it is in contact with 63 the current can;

then flow over'6 'l until it is conveyed to the contact member. 25 thence tothecontact head (See Figure l.)

26 which intermittently engages with 10,.

thus completing the circuit It will be observed that this switch 61 has a weight 65'thereon. This weight is placed on the switch arm 61 .at any position. It is preferably placed in an outer position, but

in the drawing it has been moved-inwardly I so as to disclose the other mechanism adjacent thereto. turned over so that the face of it would be-uponthe floor, the weighted arm of the switch would. fall by gravity to itselfposition thus automatically cutting off the heater entirely. I V

The switch arm is shown in its position where the entire mechanism is dead.

TV hen it is placed in position to make contact with 62 then the heater is turned on through the wire 66, 67, 68.

. When the is moved to'63 the heater 18 both turned on and the solenoid 35 is en ergized; Thesolenoid 35 may be retained by anyv means as for instance the strap 69.-

Zhezfhool of operation.

rests on 63. The coil being energized it will attract to it 34: and thus move the shaft 3 in'one direction so long asthe contact is made between 26 and 10. The actlon of the coilwill draw 34- to a point where the contact between 26 and 10 will be broken. Then the spring will withdraw. tie mechanism" in its opposite direction rotating the shaft3 and the drum 8, the spring having been expanded by the action of 34. During this 4 period the contact niember26 is riding upon the insulated surface 11. As soon as it gets to theedge of 11, which has, lifte 1 1 5 Out If by accident the heater is neutral I The operator may turn the switch until it I of its normal plane, it will drop back upon 10: It is understood that-' is in the-nature of a. plate spring-which wouldqnormally" keep the'head' 26 in engagement with '10 un tion, what I claim as new and desire to secure 1 son skilled in "the art.

. til thecontacti is broken and the knife edge of9 picks up 26 while 11 moves under it in the direction of the" arrow being drawn in that direction by the pull of the spring 45. If it is desired'to reduce the speed of recip rocation back and forth then the brake-shoe 7 canbe-brought in engagement with the If a is desired toadjust team of an.. tact or the extent of swing then the knurled member23 can beactuated".

If it is desired to adjust the tension of the spring then the knurled member can be actuated.

While I have shown and described certain features as constituting my invention, it will be understoodthat parts have been shownfor purposes of illustration only, and that I do notdes'ire to be limited to such details, as obvious modifications will occur to aper- Having thus fully described my invenby Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, a member to be oscillated, tension means including a cord extending around-said member tomove said member inone direction, electrically operated means including flexible means wound about said member to move said member in the other direction, means for intermittently energizingsaid electrically operated means,-

7 and means for adjusting the time of energizing said electrically operated means.

.2. In comblnation, a member to be osc1llated, tension means including a cord -wrapped about sald member to move said member inone direction, electrically operated means to move said member in the other direction, means for intermittentlyem ergizing said electrically operated means, means for adjusting the time of energizing said electrically operated means, means for absorbing the shock at either end of the oscillating movement of said, member, and means for adjusting the speed of movement -.-of said oscillating member.

3.Incombination, an oscillatable drum, mechanical tension means including flexible means around said drum for moving'said drum in one direction, electricallyoperated means including flexible meansaround the drum for'intermittently moving said drum in the other direction, means for adjusting the tension of the mechanical means, and means for. adjusting the time of energizing the electrically operated means, whereby said member may be oscillated fast or slow I as desired.

4. In combination, a member to be oscillated, tension means wrapped about said member 101' 1 in one directioma ins V termittent-ly operated electnieal means for moving means; means "for adjusting the time stroke.

moving means, means for adjusting the time of energizing of the second mentioned moving means, means for dampingthe speed of reciprocation, means to absorb the shock of reversal of movement at. either end of the stroke, and means for permitting the use of either alternating or direct current as anactuating means.

oscillating member journaled therein and supported thereby, a drum on one end of i 6; In combination, a supporting casing, a odsaid oscillating member, a resilient 'means,,a 1 1 cable having one end wrapped: about said drum and the otherendattached to saidrre silient meanasaid-resilient means being adjustably attached to said sup-porting frame;

a solenoid, a second cable having one end wrapped about said drum and the other end "attached to a member of the solenoid, a contact carried by said drum for intermittently energizing said solenoid, whereby said member may tion. V V V V 7. In combination, a supporting frame, an oscillating member journaled therein'and supported thereby, a drum on one'end of said oscillating member, a-resilient means, a cable having one end wrapped about said drum and the other end attached to said resilient means, said resilient meansbeing adjustably attached tosaid supporting frame; a solenoid, a second cable having one end attached to said drum and the other end at- 1 tached to a movable member of the solenoid, a contact member adjustably secured in said frame consisting of a plate spring and a contact head, a knife contactcarried bysaid drum adapted to make contact with said 7 head to energize the solenoid, an insulated knife member adjacent said contact knife member for lifting said Contact head away be oscillated in either direc from said contact knife, whereby said member may be oscillated in either direction.

8. In combination, a supporting casing, an oscillating. member j ournaled therein and supported thereby, a drum on one end of -i said oscillating member, a resilient means,

a cable having one end attached to'saidi: :130

drum and the other end attached to saidresilient means, said resilient means being adjustably attached to said supporting frame;

I a solenoid, a second cable having one end said head to energize the solenoid, an ins ilated knife member adjacentsaid contact knife member for'lifting said contact head awayfrom said contact knife, a finger carried by said drum and a'bifu-rcated member between the arms of which said finger travels' and adapted to make contact with said r finger at either end of. its reciprocatory 'IIIOVGIIIGIllZ .to absorb the shock at the end of its movement, whereby said member may be reciprocated: in either direction.

9. A tiltable motor comprising, a part to be V oscillated, means to move said .part iii'one direction, electrical means adapted to move said part in the other direction, means" for adjusting the intermittent action of the electrical means, a switch connected with said electrical means, and means. on said switch for moving it to neutral position when said motor is tilted in a certain direction. a

In testimony whereof, I afiix-my signa ture. t v 1 1 JACKSON L. VVAITE; 

